Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty Land Warrant Application File S. 30998, Thomas Dunbar, Va.

SERVICE
NUMBER
Va
Dunbar, Thomas
S. 30998
CONTENTS

7432 Kentucky
Thomas Dunbar of Madison in the State of Kentucky who was a private in the company commanded by Captain Lane of the Inf ty commanded by Col Churchill in the Va line for 6 months
Inscribed on the Roll of Kentucky at the rate of 20 Dollars — Cents per annum, to commence on the 14th day of March, 1831.
Certificate of Pension issued the 12 day of April 1833 and sent to David Irving. Richmond Kentucky
Arrears to the 14th of March 40.00 Semi-annual allowance ending 4 Sept r 10.00
$50.00
{ Revolutionary Claim, { Act June 7, 1832. }
Recorded by Daniel Byrd Clerk, Book 6 Vol. 7 Page 7
Letter to P o Aud o 12 April 1842.
Paid at the Treasury under the act 6 th April 1833 from 4 th Septem r 1839 to March 4 th 1841. Agent notified April 25 th 1842
Paid as above from March 4 th to Sept r 4 th 1841. Ag t notif d Aug t 13 th 1842.
Sept 1 - 1853 AD
Rev. 3. 1833 - no 82 555

State of Kentucky } 55 Madison County } 55
on this day of October 1832 personally appeared an open Court be found with Goodloe, James D. Johnson, John D. Johnson & Ellsworth Burch for the County Court in the County of Madison after said James D. Johnson, Thomas D. Johnson in residence of the County of Madison appeared aged 72 years, who being first duly sworn according to laws of the state his oath made the following declaration in order to obtain the benefit of the act of Congress passed June 7 th 1832
That he entered the Service of the United States under the following named Officers & served as here in stated - That in 1780 he was drafted in the Militia from Madison County Virginia & served a term of duty of three months - he was in a company commanded by Capt. William Law, Henry Payne was Lieut., Thomas Miller was Ensign - Capt. Charles Cade,

That he was manumitted from London Commissary to Millicent's lung - there Q. occur to York - there was a Millicent's lung - there was a Millicent Q. was there discharged - he thinks it was in the Spring, he was not sure and his commission - in 1781 he was again drafted in Millicent from Yorke County. There was a second issue of these matters or second. Millicent's lung was again his Commission, which Henry Paynt was his time had in 1780 from time - May. Every was along as an officer - Genl. Ward was Comd. the upper field. Manumitted to Gloucester Q. and second Millicent's lung in the Millicent's lung had like Comr. all Q. was ordered - after his commission had he went on as Genl. for the Prisoners to the North Sea, was discharged on the Shore and sent him - was not recalled the following.

He thinks he was in the Division of the Army commanded by La. Fayette, most frequently since then. He was under La. Fayette when he made the attack upon Bunker Hill and recollects the following up the British Magazine and York. He has resided in Madison County about 30 years was born in London County Virginia He has no docu- mentary evidence to prove his descent from any of the peers when testimony he was present at the coronation of King George of the British Isles, Elizabeth Wilks He thinks he is a descendant of the latter to a person of authority except the present declaration that his name is not on the present roll of the agency of any State Senators He believes Ephraim Duncan the way you referred to the mark
Mr John Pace a clergyman residing in Madison County after said Josiah Gentry  has been residing in Barren County hereby certify that we are well acquainted with Messrs Duncan, who has resided

I know to the above declaration - that the witness being to be 72 years of age - that he is refused I believe in the neighborhood where he resides to have been a soldier of the Revolution. I think he came in that  that his date is now 72 I think he is a man of good char- -acter. I believe him to be a good man. I have been a friend for many years past
for all time
I did the said Court as having de- cided their opinion after the investi- gation of the matter. I think the investigation was conducted by the War Department that the above mentioned applicant was a Revolutionary soldier. I believe he is a good man. I think the Court found that it appears to them that John Doe, who has signed the preceding certificate is a competent witness in the County of Madison of the State of Mississippi who has signed the same in a valid and lawful manner. I think the Court has found that the same is a valid certificate.
W. Goodloe James D. Johnston John H. Hopkins E. D. Smith

18515
Thomas Dunbar
Madison co
Kentucky
from 1780 private 6 months, $20.
David Irvine Elk Richmond Kentucky

BRIEF in the case of Thomas Dunbar of Madison co. in the State of Kentucky (Act 7th June, 1839.)
 1. Was the declaration made before a Court or a Judge? Court  2. If before a Judge, does it appear that the applicant is disabled by bodily infirmity?  3. How old is he?  4. State his service, as directed in the form annexed. 
   Period. Duration of Service. Rank. Names of General and Field Officers under whom he served.   Years, Months, Days.     Drafted In 1780 3 Private Gen. Weeden, Gen. La Fayette Capt. Wm. Lane, Col. Churchill   do 1781 3 or more Capt. Lane, Maj. Cox  
 5. In what battles was he engaged? None  6. Where did he reside when he entered the service? Loudon county Virginia  7. Is his statement supported by living witnesses, by documentary proof, by traditional evidence, by incidental evidence, or by the rolls? living witnesses  8. Are the papers defective as to form or authentication? and if so, in what respect? Perfect 
I certify that the foregoing statement and the answers agree with the evidence in the case above mentioned.
J. G. Bradford. Examining Clerk.

May 4, 1932
BA-J/AWF XXXXXXXXXXXX Thomas Dunbar S. 30998
Lettie E. Bristol 6200 Kenmore Avenue Chicago, Illinois
Dear Madam:
Reference is made to your letter in which you request information in regard to Thomas Dunbar, a soldier of the War of the Revolution and a pensioner, while living in Madison County, Kentucky.
The data contained herein were obtained from the papers on file in pension claim, S. 30998, based upon the Revolutionary War service of Thomas Dunbar.
He was born in November, 1760 in Loudoun County, Virginia.
He enlisted in Loudoun County, in the spring of 1780 and served three months as private in Captain William Lam's company under Colonel Churchill with the Virginia troops. He enlisted in 1781 and served as private in Captain William Lam's company and was under LaFayette when he attacked Tarlton and blew up the British magazine at Yorktown, length of service three months.
He was allowed pension on his application executed October 1, 1832, at which time he was living in Madison County, Kentucky, where he had lived about thirty years.
He died September 1, 1855. Q13
The soldier's sister, Elizabeth Webb in 1832 was living in Madison County, Kentucky.
There is no reference to wife or children.
Very truly yours
A. D. HILLER Assistant to Administrator

30998 Rev. INVALID.
File No. 30 998
Thomas Dunbar
Rev War
Act: June 7 th 82 7
Index: —Vol. 2 , Page 116
[Arrangement of 1870.]
1932. may 4. listed in letter E. Bristol wing

TREASURY DEPARTMENT,
SECOND COMPTROLLER'S OFFICE,
August 4 th 1842.
Sir:
Under the Act of the 6th of April, 1838, entitled "An Act directing the transfer of money remaining unclaimed by certain Pensioners, and authorizing the payment of the same at the Treasury of the United States,"
Thomas Durbar _____
a Pensioner on the Roll of the Kentucky _____ Agency, at the rate of Twenty _____ Dollars and _____ Cents per annum, under the law of the 7 th June 1832, has been paid at this Department, from the 1 st of March, to the 1 st Sept. 1841.
Respectfully, yours,
J. Wilson N. Parris Comptroller
To the COMMISSIONER OF PENSIONS, Present.

TREASURY DEPARTMENT,
SECOND COMPTROLLER'S OFFICE,
April 14 th , 1842.
Sir:
Under the date of the 6th of April, 1838, entitled "An act directing the transfer of money remaining unclaimed by certain Pensioners, and authorizing the payment of the same at the Treasury of the United States,"
Thomas Dunbar —————
a Pensioner on the Roll of the Kentucky ————— Agency, at the rate of Twenty ————— Dollars and ————— Cents per annum, under the law of the 7 th June 1832, has been paid at this Department, from the 1 st of Sept. 1839, to the 4 th March 1841.
Respectfully, yours,
William B. Lewis COMPTROLLER.
To the COMMISSIONER OF PENSIONS, Present.

Have Lucia's Crops End of Year

Richmond, Ky. Dec 3. 1832 Hon. S. Gage,
Sir
I send you herewith enclosed the declaration of Thomas Jefferson on the Sowing of the Revolution —
An early return is desired
Very respectfully Yours W. Edw.
Spence

BRIEF objections to the admission of Pension Claims, of which those answered in the negative, in red ink, will apply to the claim of Thomas Dunbar of Madison co Kent. which require further proof or explanation.
I. Does the declaration show where the applicant resides? yes II. Did the declarant make the declaration in the county where he resides? yes III. If the applicant did not make the declaration in the county where he resides, is there any reason assigned for his not doing so? IV. Has the declarant mentioned the period or periods of the war when he served? yes V. * Has he mentioned with precision the length of his service, and the different grades in which he served, in language so definite as to enable the department to determine to what amount of pension he is entitled? yes VI. Has he given the names of the officers under whom he served, in conformity with the regulations? yes VII. Has he made a relinquishment of every claim to any other pension than the one under the Act of June 7, 1832? yes VIII. Has the Court given their opinion? yes IX. Has the Clerk given his certificate? yes X. Is the Clerk's seal affixed? And if so, has it a device or inscription by which it can be distinguished from any other seal? yes

XI. Has the applicant obtained the evidence of a clergyman and another respectable citizen as to their belief respecting his age and the general belief in his neighborhood relative to his revolutionary service? yes
XII. If the clergyman's affidavit has not been produced, is there any reason assigned for not obtaining it?
XIII. If the applicant has no documentary evidence, and has not obtained the testimony of at least one living witness, has he stated in his declaration that such proof cannot be had?
XIV. †If the applicant's name is not found on the rolls of military service, has he produced a witness or witnesses as to his service?
If he has produced direct proof as to service, has the magistrate who administered the oath, certified to the credibility of the witness or witnesses?
Has the proper officer certified to the official character and signature of the magistrate as the regulations direct?
XV. Does it appear from any of the papers that the witness was in such a situation, or of such an age, as to have a personal knowledge of the applicant's service? yes
XVI. ‡Are the papers authenticated as the regulations direct? yes
XVII. Are the seven interrogatories prescribed by the War Department answered satisfactorily? And, if not, which of them is not so answered? 1. 2. 7
EXPLANATORY NOTES.
* QUERE V. In a case where the applicant cannot, by reason of the loss of memory, state precisely how long he served, he should amend his declaration by making an affidavit in the following words:
"Personally appeared before me, the undersigned, a Justice of the Peace, &c. A. B. who, being duly sworn, deposeth and saith, that, by reason of old age, and the consequent loss of memory, he cannot swear positively as to the precise length of his service, but according to the best of his recollection he served not less than the periods mentioned below, and in the following grades; For _____ year _____ months, and _____ days, I served as a _____ For _____ months and _____ days, I served as a _____; and for such service I claim a pension."

It is important in all cases to determine with precision the period for which each applicant served, and the particular rank he held, as the law directs the pension to be paid according to the grade of the pensioner and the length of his service. The use of the phrase about three or four months is too indefinite, and all such qualifying expressions are objectionable. Some persons who apply for pensions merely state they served two years in the militia, &c. without specifying the tours; the names of the officers, and other particulars respecting their service. This form of a declaration is highly objectionable. It must in every case be clearly shewn under what officers the applicant served; the duration of each term of engagement; the particular place or places where the service was performed; that the applicant served with an embodied corps called into service by competent authority; that he was either in the field or in garrison; and for the time during which the service was performed, he was not employed in any civil pursuit.
QUERE XIV. Proof of Service.
In a case where the name of the applicant is not found on the records of the Department, he must prove his service by two credible witnesses, who are required to set forth in their affidavits the time of the claimants entering the service, and the time and manner of his leaving the same, as well as the regiment, company, and line to which he belonged. The magistrate who may administer the oaths must certify to the credibility of the witnesses, and the official character and signature of the magistrate must be certified by the proper officer, under his seal of office.
QUERE XVI. Mode of authenticating papers.
In every instance where the certificate of the certifying officer who authenticates the papers is not written on the same sheet of paper which contains the affidavit, or other paper authenticated, the certificate must be attached thereto by a piece of tape or narrow ribbon, the ends of which must pass under the seal of office of the certifying officer, so as to prevent any paper from being improperly attached to the certificate.
In every case where the clerk of the court, or other certifying officer, has no public seal of office, the certificate of a member of congress, proving the official character and signature of the certifying officer, should accompany the papers.

Tho! Dunbar 18575- ✓

State of Kentucky } ss. Madison County } ss.
I David Grimes Clerk of the Court for the County of Madison aforesaid do hereby certify that the foregoing contains the original proceedings of the said Court in the matter of the application of Thomas Duncanson for a pension — And I further certify as clerk aforesaid that John H. Collins, whose certificate & signature are attached to the foregoing affidavit of Elizabeth Mott, was at the date thereof & still is an acting justice of the peace in & for the County aforesaid & that his signature to said certificate is genuine —
In testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand & seal of office this 3 d day of October 1832.
David Grimes Clerk

Richmond Va Octo 5
Price
Rev. Lewis Caps Sanitary of war - Washington City D.C.
18375 v

State of Kentucky Sec. Clay County see this way

State of Kentucky Madison County } S.S.
Elizabeth Webb made Re- oath & states that she is the sister of Thomas Dumbad of Madison County, that she is older than he is believed said Thomas Dumbad to be 72 years of age in Nov 1841 — that she has al- ways understood that he was born in 1760. — that she well recollects that he served two years of duty in the Militia from Loudoun County, Virginia, during the Revolutionary War — that she helped prepare his clothes to go on said tour — that she now resides in Madison County aforesaid. The foregoing affidavit of Elizabeth her Webb subscribed & sworn to before me a justice of the peace for the County of Madison aforesaid — & I certify that said Elizabeth Webb is a resident of Madison County in a credible I know nothing of the character of said Thomas Dumbad that his statement is entitled to credence. Given under my hand this 29 day of August 1832.
John Hawkins J.P.

Commonwealth of Kentucky Madison County I do hereby certify that this day personally appeared Elizabeth Webb before me the undersigned and made oath that the with in affidavit was true and subscribed her mark - and I further cer- tify that she resides in the s d County of Madison and from her appearance she is about eighty eight years of age - given under my hand as an acting justice of the peace for the s d County of Madison and Commonwealth aforesaid this 29 th day of August 1832 - John Hawkins
Appraiser

H. L. JOHNSON MANAGER
TELEPHONE BRIARGATE 8000
Hotel Sovereign 2
6200 KENMORE AVENUE OVERLOOKING THE LAKE
Chicago
3-18-1932
Bureau of Pensions! Washington, D. C.
Dear Sirs: I would like to get a transcript of any records you may have of Thomas Dunbar , Madison Co. Kentucky - who is recorded as drawing a pension as a veteran of the Revolutionary war in Madison Co Kentucky in 1840. Any pension record, family record, or military service record would be greatly appreciated by one of his descendants
Lettie E. Bristol 6200 Kenmore Ave Chicago Ill

BOUNTY LAND WARRANT RECORD CARD*
NAME Dunbar, William GRADE Private LINE New York
WARRANT NUMBER 7035 ACREAGE 100 ISSUED Oct. 1, 1791 To — not shown —
*The information concerning the issuance of warrants carded on this form is found in volumes 2 to 4 of "Land Warrants Issued Prior to 1800" which are registers of bounty land warrants issued to non-commissioned officers and privates under congressional resolutions of September 16, 1776, and subsequent dates. Other records relative to the applications for warrants appear to have been destroyed in the War Department fire of November 9, 1800. Information concerning warrants surrendered to the Federal Government is to be found in General Land Office records in The National Archives.

BOUNTY LAND WARRANT RECORD CARD*
NAME Dunbar, William GRADE Private LINE New York
WARRANT NUMBER 7038 ACREAGE 100 ISSUED Oct. 3, 1791 To Isaac Brooks, assignee
*The information concerning the issuance of warrants carded on this form is found in volumes 2 to 4 of "Land Warrants Issued Prior to 1800" which are registers of bounty land warrants issued to non-commissioned officers and privates under congressional resolutions of September 16, 1776, and subsequent dates. Other records relative to the applications for warrants appear to have been destroyed in the War Department fire of November 9, 1800. Information concerning warrants surrendered to the Federal Government is to be found in General Land Office records in The National Archives.

SERVICE
NUMBER
New York
Dunbar, William
S. 34,770
CONTENTS

11 555 From A. H. D. to Wm Dunbar
of _____ in the state of _____ who was a Private in the regiment commanded by Colonel Van Court of the New York line, for the term of 3 Years
Inscribed on the Roll of Ohio at the rate of 8 Dollars per month, to commence on the 14 of February 1819
Certificate of Pension issued the 9 of June 19 and sent to Asa Sanford  Huron, Ohio
Arrears to 4th of Mar 1819 4 45 Semi-ann. all'ce ending 4 Sept 19 18 12 4 28 31 $ 52.45
{ Revolutionary claim, } { Act 18th March, 1818. }
Continued 3 years from 1780
Notification sent 23 May 1822 to B. H. Mathews, Esq. Mich. State Eng.

Michigan Territory County of Wayne
On this ninth day of January, one thousand eight hundred and twenty two, personally appeared in Open Court, being a Court of record for said County, William Dunbar, aged Sixty two years, resident in said County, who, being first duly sworn according to law, doth on his oath declare, that he served in the revolutionary war as follows: That he, the said William Dunbar enlisted to serve during the War, in the month of July, as he verily believes, in the year 1780, in the State of New York, in a company commanded by Cap t . Norton, in the regiment commanded by Col t . Weispenfeldt, in the line of the State of New York, on the Continental Establishment; that he continued to serve in said corps, until about the twenty fifth day of December, when he was transferred to Cap t . Fowlers company and Col t . Van Courtlandt. regiment, in the line of the State of New York, on the Continental Establishment, in which corps he continued to serve till the end of the war, when he was honorably discharged from the said Service at Newburgh in the State of New York: That the date of his original declaration , as he verily believes, was the seventeenth day of February One thousand eight hundred and nineteen, and that he has received a Pension Certificate, payable at the Ohio Agency, numbered W. 555.
And I do solemnly swear that I was a resident citizen of the United States on the 18 th day of March 1818, and that I have not since that time by gift, sale or in any manner, disposed of my property, or any part thereof with intent thereby, so to diminish it as to bring myself within the provisions of an act of Congress, entitled "An act to provide for certain persons engaged in

in the Land and Naval Service of the United States in the Revolutionary War," passed on the Eighteenth day of March 1818; and that I have not, nor has any person in trust for me, any property or securities, Contracts or Debts due to me, nor have I any income, other than what is contained in the schedule hereto annexed and by me subscribed, and that my occupation is that of a Farmer, but in consequence of a wound in my right arm, and many other wounds, I am able to labour but little; that my family consists of my Wife, who is forty two years old and in consequence of bad health, able to contribute but little to her support; and of three boys; the eldest, who is eighteen years of age, named John, from a feeble constitution has never been able to contribute any thing to his own support - the next named Benjamin, is twelve years of age, but from his youth, is able to contribute nothing to my support - the youngest named Septha is nine years of age and is not, from his youth, able to support himself.
Schedule of my Property.
Two Bigs, Six Silver Teaspoons, Twelve Towels, Two small iron pots, One Kettle, four Tin Cups, Six plates, five Cups & saucers, Five Knives & Forks, One Table, three Chairs, three Tin Pans, One Tea Pot, One axe, One Hoe, One Plough, One ox chain.
Sworn to & Subscribed                      Signed, W m Dunbar.
in Open Court, Jan y 9 th 1822.
(Signed) Thomas Rowland, Clerk.

County of Wayne, To wit:
I certify, that the foregoing oath, and the Schedule thereto annexed, are truly copied from the record of the County Court for the County aforesaid; and I do further certify, that it is the opinion of the said Court, that the Total amount in value of the property exhibited in the afore- said Schedule, is Twelve dollars & thirty seven and a half cents.
In Testimony Whereof I have hereunto set my hand & affixed the seal of the said Court, at the City of Detroit, on the Twelfth day of January, One Thousand eight hundred and Twenty two.
Charles L. Woodbridge Deputy Clerk

I William Dunbar of Lower Sandusky State of Ohio, do hereby on the oaths of the deponent and say. That I was fifty eight years old the Twenty fourth day of June last. That after having served in the New York Militia for different campaigns I enlisted into the United States service and the continental establishment sometime in the summer of the year one thousand seven hundred and eighty in a company commanded by Captain Scitens of the New York line, and joined immediately thereafter at Tappan a company commanded by Captain Gney, in the 4th Regiment commanded by Lieut Col. Weisinfelt in General Clintons Brigade. was detached sometime in the fall of the same year with a party commanded by Major Stewart, marched to Bergen Point where we surprised a party of Hessian cavalry and received awards on my right arm from the stroke of a broadsword, was at the capture of Cornwallis, being in the 2nd Brigade commanded by Col Van Cortlandt of the Brigade commanded by Gen Clinton of the New York line, was discharged near Newburgh in the State of New York on or about the third day of June one thousand eight hundred and eighty three, which discharge I delivered to Colonel Mays sometime thereafter to whom I sold all my claims against the U States and State of New York for either pay, bounty or pension, and whether the said Mays is living and if so where he resides this deponent is ignorant. This deponent further swears that he is in reduced circumstances and needs the aid and assistance of his country for support, and humbly prays to be placed on the pension list, according to the provisions of the act of March 18th 1818. At 17th 1819-
William Dunbar
State of Ohio County of Huron ss. At Newark in said county on the 17th day of Feb. 1819. personally appeared William Dunbar & made oath that the above statement containing the truth & nothing but the truth. I before me the Associate Judge

The undersigned, do hereby certify that William Duncan of Lower Sandusky in the county of Huron and State of Ohio is in indigent circumstances, having a wife and four children and a not passing property to the amount of more than Two fifty — Dollars. — and in my opinion needs the aid and assistance of his Government for his support.
Huron County Feb. 16. 1819. Josiah Hurney
J. S. Olmsted
State of Ohio } Norwalk Feb. 17th, 1819. Huron County } Then for I Sabra Wright of Huron Township in the county of Huron and a State of Ohio, and one of the associate judges of the Court of Common Pleas in & for said county of Huron in the third Judicial Circuit of the State of Ohio, from the statement and affidavit thereto annexed of William Duncan, as well as from the certificate of sundry of the reputable citizens of the said county of Huron and my personal knowledge of the circumstances of the said William Duncan, do certify, that the said William is in indigent circumstances and needs the aid and assistance of his Government for support. Sabra Wright Associate Judge

State of Ohio } Huron County }
Notwithstanding in said County Feb 17 th 1819. This certifies to all whom it may concern that Elias Wright the sign of the foregoing certificates is an absolute image of the court of Common Pleas of Huron County in the 3 rd Judicial District of the State of Ohio, that full faith and credit as to be given to all his acts or attestations as such
William L. B. Hearn
William Dunbar Private Colonel Misenfeller and Barn Courtlandt's Regt. New York Line 1780 to 1783
Young on Rolls Accepted

34770 Rev INVALID.
File No. 34770
William Dunbar
His Rev Wad
Act: 18 th March 18 th
Index:—Vol. 2 , Page 892
[Arrangement of 1870.]

D. Truck Jan 21 st 1822
Sir
enclosed you will receive the application of William D. Dunbar for a transfer of his pension from the Ohio Agency to that of Michigan
A schedule of his property as required by the Act of the 11 th of May 1820, is also enclosed -
He wishes a transfer to be made, if convenient, so as to enable him draw his back-pay on the 10 th of March next, it being the first pay day -
To the Hon. &
I have the honor to be.
John C. Calhoun Secy of War
Your obedt Servt A. W. H. B. Smith
W. H. Westmore

Application for a Transfer. from Ohio to Michigan. William Dunbar.
Transf d 28 May 1822.

Application for a Transfer.
Territory of Michigan County of Wayne } Comit:
On this Sixteenth day of January 1832, before me, the subscriber, a Justice of the Peace in the County of Wayne aforesaid, personally appeared William Dunbar, who, on his oath, declares that he is the same person who formerly belonged to the company commanded by Captain J. Fowler in the Regiment commanded by General Van Courtland in the service of the United States during the Revolutionary War; that his name was placed on the Pension Roll of the State of Ohio, from whence he has lately removed; that he now resides in the Territory of Michigan, where he intends to remain, and wishes his pension to be payable there, in future.
Sworn & Subscribed to before me, on the day and year aforesaid } William Dunbar
Thomas Steelman Justice of the Peace.
Note.
Before sent the Clerk's Cert t must be attached. never

Territory of Michigan ss: County of Wayne.
These are to certify unto all whom it may concern, that Thomas Rowland Esquire, whose name is subscri- bed to the foregoing application for a trans- -fer, now is, and for a long time past has been, an acting Justice of the Peace, within and for the County of Wayne aforesaid, duly commissioned and empowered to all whose official acts and attestations as such, full faith and credit are due and ought to be given, as well in Court of Justice as thereout: and that the name "Thomas Rowland" is the proper signature of the said Justice.
In Testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand and affixed the Seal of the County Court of said County, at the City of Detroit, on the twenty first day of January, in the year of our Lord one thousand Eight hundred and twenty two, and of the Indepen- -dence of the United States of America the Forty- -Sixth.
Charles C. Trowbridge Deputy Clerk.

SERVICE
NUMBER
Va.
Dunbar, William
S. 2163
carded
CONTENTS

Ohio 1915
William Dumbas of Washington the State of Ohio who was a Private in the Company commanded by Captain Ruspel of the — commanded by — in the Virginia line for 6 months from 1780
Inscribed on the Roll of Ohio — at the rate of 20 Dollars — Cents per annum to commence on the 4th day of March, 1831.
Certificate of Pension issued the 13 th day of Nov. 1832 — and sent to Geo: Dumbas, Marietta, O
  Arrears to 4th of Sept. 1832  30-    Semi-annual allowance ending 4 th March 1833  10     $40.-  
Died Sept. 18, 1852
{ Revolutionary Claim, Act June 7, 1832.
Recorded by Nathan Rice Clerk Book L Vol. 15 Page 56.
Letter to J. S. Dodge 9 th April 1841. Paid at the Treasury under the Act of the 16 th April 1838 from 4 Sep 1839 to 4 Sep 1840 Agt notified 13 th July 1841.
Letter to J. A. Hargrave 8 th June 19. Oct 1846 - at 63 rd Audit D Pulnam Jr, apl 13. 1849 - 3 rd Audit Nov 23. 1849
Audit
Hargrave Apr 18-1852
37

Declaration in order to obtain the benefit of the act of Congress, passed June 7. 1832
State of Ohio } Washington County } ss
On this 27 th day of July 1832 personally appeared in open court before the court of Common Pleas of the County of Washington now sitting William Trumbull a resident of Nerly Township in the County & State aforesaid, aged 71. years, who being first duly sworn ac- cording to law, doth on his oath make the following declaration, in order to obtain the benefit of the act of Congress passed June 7 th 1832.
That he entered the service of the United States under the following named officers, and served as herein stated.
I first turned out a volunteer in the fall of I believe 1880 at any rate the fall before the surrender of Cornwallis, under Capt. Rupel, & Lieut. Giles Burley, Esquire Nick or Nicholas Minor, to go in Hillsborough which I think was in Georgia, our time was not to commence until we got there we marched first to Richmond & from thence below Portsmouth. We then came back to a place called Cabin Point near which I rec d my discharge which was signed I think by Capt. Rupel and which I have lost. I cannot recollect the names of other officers than the ones I have mentioned nor any particular regiments. For this service I received four pounds Eight shillings. I drew pay for two months, was absent from home I should

think about 3 months. I then resided in Loudoun County Va. near the line of Fair fax Co. Va.
In my second tour I went out as a substitute for Dempsey Carroll under Capt. Holland who then lived at Holland's Ferry above Leesburg Va. Lieut. & Ensign not recollected. I then resided in Loudoun as above stated & left home in the Spring - of 1781 precise time not remembered. We joined the regiment at Albemarle or about there, from Albemarle we marched to Rich- mond, which we entered as the British marched out. The British were commanded by Lord General Lord Cornwallis. I was afterwards in the battle below Farmville, in which the British were consumed by Lord Cornwallis & the Americans I believe Genl. Wayne was in the action. In the commencement of the en- gagement I was commanded by Major Royce soon after this battle I got my discharge sign- ed by Capt. Holland was to have & receive pay for 2 months service but got none. - was absent from home about 3 months - I should think
In my third tour I was drafted & went out under Capt. (Hardy Shin ) Lure, & Lieut. Jerry Lockhard. Col. Alexander com- manded the regiment. I then resided in the same place as above stated. We march- ed through Fredericksburg Va. and I was at York- town when Cornwallis surrendered, on the Gloucester shore. A few days after the sur- render we marched with prisoners to Holland's Ferry where I rec d my discharge, signed I think by Capt. Holland, which has been lost. For this service I drew 2 months pay. I think I have relinquished

my claim in whatever to a pension or annuity except the present I ever took in any state. declared that his name is not on I ever took in any state. I ever took in any state. I ever took in any state.
in my pension states on the 31 st of October 1780. When called into service I was living in Loudoun Co. as I have before stated. I resided there until I removed to Ohio, about 22 years since. I have since lived in Waverly Township, where I now reside. I can examine Levi Barker and
George Smith who can testify to my character for veracity & I am a member of the day & year aforesaid. Attest William D. Barker David Barker Attest Geo. Dunlevy Clk. in words.
I Isaac Hutchinson of Union Township, Washington County, hereby certify that I am well acquainted with William D. Barker who has signed the above declaration, that I resided in the County of Loudoun, a near neighbor to him at the time he has stated when he went out as a volunteer substitute, and as a draft, that of my own personal knowledge I know of his having gone out the 3 tours he has mentioned, & that his brother William who is now dead served at least two of the above mentioned tours with him - & that I have often heard him speak of their service together.
Sworn & subscribed the day & year aforesaid. Attest Isaac Hutchinson David Barker Attest Geo. Dunlevy Clk.
We Levi Barker & George Smith both of Washington County, Ohio, do hereby certify, that we are well acquainted with William D. Barker, who has subscribed & sworn to the above declaration, that we believe him to be 71 years of age; that he is reputed & believed in the neighborhood where he resides, to have been a soldier of the revolution, and that we concur in that opinion. Sworn & subscribed, the day & year aforesaid. Attest. Levi Barker Attest Geo. Dunlevy Clk. Geo. Smith

And the said court do hereby declare their opinion, after thereupon the investigation of the matter, & after putting the interrogatories prescribed by the War Department, that the above applicant was a revolutionary soldier, & served as he stated. And the court further certifies that it appears to them that Levi Parker & George Smith & Isaac Hutchinson who have signed the above certificates are credible persons, and that their statements are entitled to credit.
Attest Geo. Dunley, Clerk.
I, George Dunley Clerk of the Court of Common Pleas for the County of Washington do hereby certify that the foregoing contains the original proceedings of the said court in the matter of the application of William Dunbar for a Pension.
In testimony whereof, I have hereunto set my hand and the seal of said court this twenty seventh day of July Anno Domini One thousand eight hundred and thirty two.
Geo. Dunley, Clerk
2056
William Dunbar
From 1780 for the last month, $20.

In reply to your request of _____, received _____ for a statement of the military history of William Dunbar a soldier of the REVOLUTIONARY WAR, you will find below the desired information as contained in his (or his widow's) application for pen- sion on file in this Bureau. S. F. 2163
   DATES OF ENLISTMENT OR APPOINTMENT. LENGTH OF SERVICE. RANK. OFFICERS UNDER WHOM SERVICE WAS RENDERED. STATE.   CAPTAIN. COLONEL.     Fall, 1780 2 mos. Pri. Russell ✓ Va.   * Spring, 1781 2 " Noland ✓   Fall, 1781 2 " Hardy Lane Alexander  
Battles engaged in, * Jamestown.
Residence of soldier at enlistment, Loudoun Co., Va.
Date of application for pension, July 27, 1832. His cl. was al.
Residence at date of application, Wesley Twp., Washington Co. Ohio.
Age at date of application { Born Oct. 31, 1760, Loudoun Co., Va.
Remarks: { He died April 18, 1852 (Aged 91)
There is no data relative to family.
Respectfully,
Commissioner.

1915 Sept. 23. History to Mrs. Theodore D. Craven 1931 July 14. Charles Loeber adv. cost of photos. M.W.H. 1931 July 13. Photos mailed to Charles Loeber & Account deliv. at 1. A.M.
New Mar
2163
INVALID.
File No. 2163
William Dunbar *
Print Rev War
Act: June 7. 1832.
Index:—Vol. 8 , Page 113.
[Arrangement of 1870.]
* W.W.H. Oct. 17, 06.

Chas. 1874
Wolverine
Free
Hon J. L. Edwards Commission Pensions Pension Voucher 3 Washington City D. C.

Cincin March 28. 1841 Hon J G Edwards
Dear Sir
By direction of Mr Armstrong, pension agent in this city. I enclose you William Dunbar's pension voucher for 18 months pension, which if correct please remit to my address Very respectfully J. Wm. S. Dodge

TREASURY DEPARTMENT,
Second Comptroller's Office, June 26 th 1841.
Sir :
Under the act of the 6th of April, 1838, entitled "An act directing the transfer of money remaining unclaimed by certain Pensioners, and authorizing the payment of the same at the Treasury of the United States," William Dunbar, a Pensioner on the Roll of the Ohio Agency, at the rate of Twenty Dollars and  Cents per annum, under the law of the 7 th June 1832, has been paid at this Department, from the 4 th of Sept. 1839, to the 4 th Sept. 1840.
Respectfully yours,
William B. Parris Comptroller.
To the Commissioner of Pensions,
Present.

[Faint, mirrored handwritten text, likely bleed-through from the reverse side of the page. The text is mostly illegible but appears to be a formal letter.]

Dept of Interior Bureau of Pensions.
Wm Red 200
Rev. War Section
E. C. Freeman. Comm-
Dear sir.
d. April 13. 1852 from A. Beck
Will you please send me copy of the pension paper of Wm Dunbar referring to my father - Surfile No 2163 - Wm Dunbar. d Oct 31 1760 in Loudoun Co. Va. Purple in Va. Troop. Was a resident of Wesleytown Washington Co. Ohio in 1832. -
Also. where can I find out how long he lived after 1832. History of Ohio says he was 12 years of age at death. Thanking you for any kindness, I am, very sincerely,
Mrs Theodore D. Craven
2005 N. Penn St.
Sept. 14. 1913.
Indianapolis Indiana

Copy of wording of Certificate furnished Chas. Loeber: - - - -
" Five pages are true photostatic copies of the originals thereof on file in the Revolutionary War Claim for pen. of William Dunbar, S. File No. 2163.
For future certificate

CHARLES LOEBER CONSULTING ENGINEER 503 RICHMOND TRUST BUILDING RICHMOND, VIRGINIA
MEMBER: A. S. M. E. A. C. I. A. I. M. E.
May 16 1931
ADDRESS MAIL P. O. BOX 1612 CABLE ADDRESS CHALOEBER
Commissioner of Pensions Department of Interior Washington, D.C.
Division of Rev & 1812 Records.
H
Gentlemen:
Will you kindly give me a brief of the Pension records of William Dunbar who enlisted from Loudon Co. Virginia and was granted a pension June 7 1832 while residing in Wesley Township Washington Co. Ohio.
Also advise me of the cost of procuring photostat copies and certificate of the papers in this case.
Sincerely yours,
Charles Loeber.

VETERANS ADMINISTRATION
BUREAU OF PENSIONS
WASHINGTON
July 14, 1931.
THIS LETTER REFERS TO YOUR FILE NUMBER:
IN REPLY REFER TO: Rev.&1812 Wars Section. LMHF
Mr. Charles Loeber, 503 Richmond Trust Building, Richmond, Virginia.
29380
Dear Sir:
You are advised that photostatic copies of original papers on file in Revolutionary War pension claim, S.2163, William Dunbar will be furnished you at the rate of fifteen cents a page and twenty-five cents additional for the certification for the set. The number of pages to be copied is five.
The proper amount should be forwarded by money order drawn to the order of the Treasurer of the United States.
Very truly yours,
A. D. Hiller
A. D. HILLER Assistant to Administrator
Free copy of pension record
x cash 1.00 Enclosure when opened in Mail Sub-Div., M. & R. Division.
J

July 22, 1931.
Rev.&1812 Wars Sect.
541
XXXXXXXXXXXXXXXX
Rev. War claim for pension of William Dunbar, File No.S.2163.
Actual 1 of each page.
75¢.....5 pages
xxx
Kindly leave margin of 1 1/2 in at top of each page and return papers in each casein folder with corre- sponding name and number. The word "omit" written in pencil on those pages which are not to be copied.
Chie,f Rev.&1812 Wars Section.
Rev War claim for pension of William Dunbar, File No.S.2163. omit 1 of each page 75¢ 5 pages xxx Kindly leave margin of 1 1/2 in at top of each page and return papers in each casein folder with corresponding name and number. The word "omit" written in pencil on those pages which are not to be copied. Chie,f Rev.&1812 Wars Section.

List to Charles Loeber:
Sol. decl. July 27-1832 _____
2 pages
Isaac Hutchinson's affid. July 27-1832 _____
1 "
Levi Barber & Geo. Smith's affid. July 27, 1832 _____
1 "
Court record _____
1 "
Sol. ltr. jacket No. 1915 _____

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July 14, 1931.
Rev. & 1812 Wars Section.
LMHF
Mr. Charles Loeber, 503 Richmond Trust Building, Richmond, Virginia.
Dear Sir:
You are advised that photostatic copies of original papers on file in Revolutionary War pension claim, S.3163, William Dunbar will be furnished you at the rate of fifteen cents a page and twenty-five cents additional for the certification for the set. The number of pages to be copied is five.
The proper amount should be forwarded by money order drawn to the order of the Treasurer of the United States.
Very truly yours,
A. D. HILLER Assistant to Administrator.
To be certified. Money rec. July 18-19 31.